Module Details

Module Code: PRTC C1701
Module Title: Creative Arts Practice in Early Childhood
Title: Creative Arts Practice in Early Childhood
Module Level:: 6
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Janette Davies
Module Author:: Caroline French
Domains:  
Module Description: Students will develop a thorough knowledge of children’s artistic developmental stages and the types of activities appropriate for each stage that is required to enhance their appreciation and experimentation in art activities. This module will therefore help students to better understand the stages of development in children as well as explore a wide range of art activities that are interesting and appealing to them. Students will be encouraged to develop educated responses to the visual arts based on exploration of the various facets of art and aesthetics particularly as they relate to Early Childhood so that the students become facilitators in the child’s artistic developmental process as she/he plays a role in fostering the developmental of creativity and imagination in various ways.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Demonstrate a knowledge of children’s sequential stages of development in early graphic expression
LO2 Differentiate the disciplines of the Visual Arts and how they can be integrated into the early years setting
LO3 Plan and execute activities consistent with the children’s developmental stages in the Visual Arts and apply the themes and principles of Aistear and Síolta to all activities. .
LO4 Understand the practitioners role in enhancing creativity and recognize the right of the child to participate in the arts.
LO5 Describe concepts taught through the creative arts
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Growing Trough the Visual Arts
• Developmental stages in child art: • Scribbling to Schematic Stages. • Comparative study of stages of development in child art as outlined in the work of various researchers.
Philosophy of Art
Nature and Value of art in the early years. • Aesthetic issues: • What is Art? • Who is an Artist? • How is art valued in society
Responding to Visual Arts
Introduction to the various styles of art and art movements with which they are associated. • Modern Art movements: • Expressionism • Abstract Art • Installation Art and their relevance to early childhood graphic expression.
Creativity in Early Childhood Practice
• Creativity and the young child • The creative practitioner in early childhood practice. • Exploring creativity in and through the arts and supporting creativity through play and arts-based experiences
Methodologies
Exploring methodologies and materials used in visual arts • Unit planning • Thematic approach • Discussing children’s art work
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment100.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Portfolio % of Total Mark 100
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes  
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
n/a
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 2.00 24
Estimated Learner Hours Non Contact No Description 15 Weeks per Stage 6.73 101
Total Weekly Contact Hours 2.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 1.50 1.5
Total Weekly Contact Hours 1.50
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Bruce, T. 2011, Cultivating Creativity: For Babies, Toddlers and Young Children, 2nd Revised edition Ed., Hodder Education UK.
  • Golomb, Claire. (2002) Child Art in Context: A Cultural and Comparative Perspective. American Psychological Association..
  • Kellogg, Rhoda (1970). Analyzing children’s art. Palo Alto, California; Mayfield..
  • Lowenfeld, Viktor, & Brittain, Lambert (1987). Creative and mental growth, 8th ed. New.
  • Elliot W. Eisner. (2002), The Arts and the Creation of Mind, Yale University Press, p.258, [ISBN: 9780300105117].
  • Susan Wright. (2010), Understanding Creativity in Early Childhood, SAGE, p.188, [ISBN: 9781847875259].
  • Fleur Griffiths,(ed). (2017), 2017, Supporting Children's Creativity through Music, Dance, Drama and Art: creative conversations in Early Years, 1. Routledge, London, p.170.
  • Linda McConnon. (2016), Developing Young Children's Creativity; Possibility Thinking in Early Years, Trentham Books, p.186.
  • Robyn Ewing. (2013), Creative Arts in the Lives of Young Children, Australian Council for Educational, p.164, [ISBN: 9781742860237].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Howard E. Gardner. (1982), Artful Scribbles, Basic Books, p.304, [ISBN: 0465004555].
  • Cathy A. Malchiodi. (1998), Understanding Children's Drawings, Guilford Press, p.252, [ISBN: 1572303727].
Supplementary Article/Paper Resources
This module does not have any other resources
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